BMP3001 BSc Business Management: Report on Personal Development

This report discusses the importance of personal and professional development, emphasizing the role of short-term, medium-term, and long-term goals in achieving a fulfilling personal and professional life. It highlights the significance of a Personal Development Plan (PDP) in clarifying personal and professional objectives, aligning them with long-term aspirations, and fostering self-awareness regarding strengths and weaknesses. The report provides personal examples of goals across different timeframes, illustrating how they contribute to overall growth and success. It also outlines the key elements of a PDP, including goal setting, current situation analysis, skill development, action planning, progress measurement, and timelines. The conclusion reinforces the need for continuous development to adapt to evolving times and trends, emphasizing the challenges and rewards of adhering to a well-structured plan.

BSc (Hons) Business Management with
Foundation
BMP3001
Academic Skills and PDP
Assessment 2
Report on Personal Development
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Contents
1. Introduction 3
2. Definition of the concept of personal and professional development
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3. Description and discussion of the value of short term goals
identifying at least 3 personal examples 4
4. Description and discussion of the value of medium term goals
identifying at least 3 personal examples 4
5. Description and discussion of the value of long term goals identifying
at least 3 personal examples 5
6. Description and discussion of the value of a Personal Development
Plan 5
7. Conclusion 6
Reference List 7
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1. Introduction
The present report aims at discussing the aspect of personal development plan, short
term, medium term as well as long term goals which are essential to be developed for a bright
future as well as comfortable personal life. The personal development targets with an up-
gradation of perception or attitude that an individual carries in his or her life. Personal
development enhances the inner capability or potential which are necessary for the attainment
of planned goals (Ashar, Kamdi and Kurniawan, 2021). The growth of an individual needs an
adequate balance among his personal and professional life within an economy so to become a
successful person and attain huge appreciation within life at professional workplace. For this
an individual develops some short term, medium term and even long term goals. Short term
goals are those which are set to attain within very small period of time and medium term
depicts the plans which are needed to be attained for some time that is longer than one year
whereas, the long term plan are for huge time period that is more than 3 years which could
even lasts for decades. A person also develops his or her skills through focusing upon
personal development plan and by creating it he or she gets a proper idea as how to achieve
and what time period it would take to attain such goal.
2. Definition of the concept of personal and professional
development
The planning for personal development depicts to a specific system which a person
utilizes during developing some plan dependent upon the reflection, being conscious related
to the modification that is needed to happen, fixing attainable targets and making plans for
the individual development within the career, the education for self development. The
element of reflection is extremely significant for the development in professional context as
well as in personal life which means of providing focus to the sensible points where there is a
need of any sort of enhancement. Reflection is categorized as one of the essential tool that is
utilized for fortifying the learning concept as well as for developing a long term practice.
The plan for personal development includes development, analysis as well as
directing which could be useful in assisting individual at various positions say fro instance at
workplace which can be done by attending a course form a college or either by getting few
sessions for training and development or either through acquiring knowledge from some
professional or expert personnel. The development is categorized within academic skills as
this is a process of learning and assists an individual in his or her coming professional life. He
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concept could support individual in getting progress with respect to their bright career and
also in formal learning such as via some courses, apprenticeships, internships or even through
informal way, this could cover certain tasks such as attending seminars, conferences or
increasing networks (Astuhuaman and Cristóbal, 2021).
3. Description and discussion of the value of short term goals
identifying at least 3 personal examples
The main role which is being played in terms of personal development is setting up of
targets which assists in accomplishment of goals and achievement of set targets. The term
short term targets depicts a conduct of planning in order to attain certain objectives within a
period of near future say for a week, month, quarter or maximum that could be attained in a
year. Successful achievement of short term goals encourages an individual to set medium or
even long term goals. Short term goals are easy to attain and does not requires a regular
review or huge patience, this could be set for even hours or on short term basis. Such type of
goals pays emphasis upon the self improvement, overcoming some procrastination, failure to
attain other targets, anxiety and some other (Burbekova, 2021). The short terms targets which
are being set by me are mentioned under:
 Learning and practicing the stress management.
 Increasing productivity and time management skills
 Delivering presentations and speeches at public platforms.
4. Description and discussion of the value of medium term
goals identifying at least 3 personal examples
The scope of medium term targets denotes to such objectives which can be achieved
within a period of one to three years that is period more than short term and lesser than long
term. Almost each of the individual set his or her goals that could be achieved under the
scope of medium term but on the other hand almost each second of the individual ignores
such targets. The main reason behind such ignorance is getting derailment from the targets
and focusing upon other areas. The medium term goals are helpful in generating relevant
progress time to time within self and bridges a scope of failure in attaining the long term
objectives smoothly (Carr and et. al., 2019). The medium term targets which are set by me
are mentioned below:
 Getting a promotion as a department manager within a recognized company.
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 Attaining management expertise
 Getting enrolled in online courses which could assist me in having development under
professional context.
5. Description and discussion of the value of long term goals
identifying at least 3 personal examples
The terminology long term targets depicts a representation or setting up of such plans
which are needed to be attained in a long period of time and for which an individual can
maintain high level of patience. The long term goals involves regular review and strong
determination to attain as due to its long period of time it is quite possible for an individual to
get derailment from the target and leave it in between. This generally represents such targets
like which an individual wish to live or spend their life. These types of goals are set for the
period of more than three years. Long term targets presents a though into which direction one
wants to go whether in personal life or in professional life. This allows a person to develop
thinking about the education what he or she wishes to have for their life or what kind of
profession they will choose upon which their livelihood or comfort depends (Kaur, 2018).
The long term targets which are listed by me are mentioned below:
 Launching of my own enterprise being a freelancer
 Targeting at-least ten clients of permanent nature
 Having a doctorate degree from recognized institute.
6. Description and discussion of the value of a Personal
Development Plan
The discussion with respect to personal development plan shows a relation with an
individual that is concerned with what they are considering for their life, studies, profession
or with other aspects that need some kind of development. Thinking and planning for such
development would assist in having best steps in present time in order to have bright feature
for the rest of the life. The personal development plan assists an individual in giving a full
fledged clarity to the personal as well as professional goals keeping mind to the ultimate
dreams and vision as like where a person is looking himself or herself in coming time, what
kind of personality he or she wants to be and various others. When one knows the life target
or ultimate goal then it becomes easy to develop a plan and follow it. It is not easy for an
individual to be stick upon developed plan for which they creates short term and medium
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term goals with specific time period so to be stick upon personal development plan and attain
ultimate goal. The personal development plan provides much happiness and assists in
pointing out the direction which an individual is personally heads. The plan is process which
takes long time and requires a regular review time to time, step by step. This is prepared with
an aim to develop the skills as well as overcome the present obstacles with perceived
knowledge and skills effectively (Milczarski and et. al., 2021). Through the development of
this plan an individual becomes more honest and dedicated towards his or her goals or
reflection for strengths as well as weaknesses to grab future opportunities. The personal
development plan involves certain elements like what kind of goals one is aiming to have in
his or her life, what is the present situation of those goals, what needs to be developed within
it, what could be the action plan or way to attain such targets, how the progress of skills
would be measured and within how much time period it would be attained successfully.
These all elements are being represented in a tabular representation with concrete information
mentioned in it. The development of plan takes place when an individual is at learning stage
or at his or her workplace and needs to either improve the existing or develops some new
skills with the passage of time or either may be due to the need of the hour (Verschraegen and
et a.., 2021).
7.0 Conclusion
From the present discussion it can be concluded that there is a need of developing
personal as well as professional life within oneself if want to secure a good life and strong
professional life. This helps in enhancing present skills and generating such skills which are
not currently present but is required to be present. One can do this by setting short term, long
term or medium term targets which allows an individual to fulfill necessary target first which
a measurement of time that is required in it. Through developing personal development plan
one can identify the various aspects of his dreams and can attain them properly by following
such plan in effective manner. Development is always beneficial in life as with the changing
in time the improvement is required because the time and situation does not remains static so
to flow with the time and trends development is the only thing which takes place. Staying to
be stick upon the personal development plan or set targets is very difficult especially for long
term but is essential in order to accomplish them.
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Reference List:
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Appendix 1: Personal Development Plan
Skills to be Developed Development Plan Resources Target Date
Way to function a business and
attaining management expertise
Getting enrolled in some university or institute for
acquiring business management skills.
Need to have access to the
library of associated university
2 years
Stress management Target of reading a stress management book
written by renowned author and applying the
concepts in real life which are all identified from
such study.
Will need to enroll in some
class and regular practicing
meditation and exercises.
4 months
Enhancing my book keeping and
accounting skills
Need to initiate for taking leadership opportunities
in some projects or being proactive. Other than
this, it is also planned to learn some
professionalism so to become a departmental head
in recognized organization.
Training self with the concepts
of book keeping, Microsoft
skills as well as various
accounting concepts.
1 year
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